ECE4833AnthropogenicClimatePage

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Disclaimer:

I am not taking any side of this argument and will not try and persuade anyone of a “proper viewpoint” - I leave your opinions to yourselves. The following reading assignments for ECE4740 are meant to prompt an informed opinion about a potentially serious problem (although I leave it up to the student to decide how serious it is). For more background on the problem, see lecture 1 for this class. I have made no attempt to provide equal time to all points of view but instead have selected specific reading to highlight lesser known points. In doing so, I admittedly and unfortunately may give undue weight to lesser points. If anyone (students only) has a reading assignment they would like me to post for future classes, as long as it is respectful, I will be glad to do so.

Why am I doing this?

As a professor, I often see students and more so, professors who hold opinions based on what they have heard. This social class of “educated ignorant” people comes about because of time pressures that limit one’s ability to research “facts”. Most times, opinions are formed on this topic based on politics not based on scientific facts. For example, often we hear that scientific debate is over on this topic, yet still serious issues are unresolved. Given the complexity of the problem, the even more complex and costly solutions it is my goal with this reading assignment homework to force you to spend a reasonable amount of time to research the topic and come to an informed opinion on your own.

Opinion Category: Man is “Very Likely” the Cause Opinions

Useful Background Information (mostly neutral/pro AGW)

* The terms “Very Likely” is from the IPCC opinion statement on Anthropogenic Climate Change.

Opinion Category: Often Discussed but non-scientific peer reviewed sources

IPCC 2007 Technical Report

IPCC 2007 Frequently Asked questions

Solar Irradiance is a significant cause

Opinion Category: There may be other causes other than man’s effect or We are not sure how serious/real the problem is

Still another NOAA Web site (Note most of this information is ACTUALLY from the IPCC report below not independently from NOAA)

NOAA Web site (CO2 is Increasing)

NOAA Web site (Note most of this information is ACTUALLY from the IPCC report below not independently from NOAA)

Caution Urged by Highly Respected MIT Climatologist—Technical Paper and comments on the bias in the field

Caution Urged by Highly Respected MIT Climatologist—Layman View Newspaper Clip 1

Caution Urged by Highly Respected MIT Climatologist—Layman View Newspaper Clip 2

Petition Project - >9500 PhDs including National Academy of Science past President urges caution because conflicting data exists

Scientific Review of the “Divergence Problem” (long term tree-ring data does not match modern instrumental temperature record).

Congressional Report finding flaws in much of the temperature data manipulations used to justify AGW—Wegman Report

Opinion Category: Climate Gate (Claims of rigging peer review to squash contrarian opinions, deleting raw non-manipulated data, and data presentation tricks).

Petition Project - Main Review Paper

Example Science paper showing how complex the raw temperature data handling is and how contrarian satellite data is compensated for (offset), downplayed (weighted averages) and even removed. This is presently the modern Temperature Compilation Standard

Sun’s Role in GW may be underestimated—Duke Study

Wall Street Journal - Dr. Mann Resigns

Wikipedia Timeline and discussion (note: Wikipedia is not peer reviewed)

A Meteorologist’s Review of US NOAA Temperature sensors - Claims of systematic faults

Is CO2 really Rising - Scientific Abstract Only (thank Library budget cuts)

If we reduce CO2 will it fix the problem? - Scientific Abstract Only (thank Library budget cuts)

Sun May Account for 50% to 100%of Global Warming- Scientific Abstract Only (Duke Study)

IPCC 2013 Scientific Report (Link to outside material - Huge file)

Ga Tech Chair of Atmospheric Science, Judith Curry, Resigns over Unprofessional Climate Science Culture

Dr. Alan Doolittle